Mid Sussex Local Information
Practical local information for Mid Sussex: bin collection days, parking, council tax bands and planning, each one linked back to the official source.
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East Grinstead Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near East Grinstead
East Grinstead roadworks: College Lane (now) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
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Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath roadworks: Washington Road (now, until 3 Sep) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Ardingly
Ardingly Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Ardingly weather today: heavy drizzle, 10°C by day and 3°C overnight, with a 71% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph.
Burgess Hill
Burgess Hill Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Burgess Hill weather today: drizzle, 11°C by day and 6°C overnight, with a 73% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph. Seven-day forecast, updated every morning.
East Grinstead
East Grinstead Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
East Grinstead weather today: drizzle, 10°C by day and 4°C overnight, with a 71% chance of rain and winds up to 4 mph.
Haywards Heath
Haywards Heath Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Haywards Heath weather today: heavy drizzle, 11°C by day and 5°C overnight, with a 71% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph.
Lindfield
Lindfield Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Lindfield weather today: heavy drizzle, 11°C by day and 4°C overnight, with a 71% chance of rain and winds up to 4 mph.
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Mid Sussex Petrol Prices: Cheapest Unleaded and Diesel Today
Cheapest petrol in Mid Sussex today: unleaded from 156.9p and diesel from 189.9p a litre, across 4 forecourts within 8 miles. Updated every morning from the...
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Mid Sussex Weather: 7-Day Forecast and Today's Hourly Outlook
Mid Sussex weather today: heavy drizzle, 11°C by day and 5°C overnight, with a 71% chance of rain and winds up to 5 mph.
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Mid Sussex Roadworks This Week: Washington Road and A23
Washington Road, Haywards Heath, is closing in sections to February; Church Lane due to shut 9 to 20 November; A23 Pyecombe slips close overnight 10 November.
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Mid Sussex Bin Collection Days: Black Bin Every 3 Weeks
Food waste weekly, recycling fortnightly, black bin every three weeks in Mid Sussex. Bank holidays do not move your collection here, and only Christmas does.
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Parking in Mid Sussex: £1.20 an Hour, Free After 6pm
Mid Sussex council car parks cost £1.20 to £1.40 an hour and nothing after 6pm. Sunday is about £1 all day, and Burgess Hill's Martlets closed in March 2026.
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Mid Sussex Council Tax Bands 2026/27: £1,587 to £5,102
Every Mid Sussex parish, band A to H, for 2026/27. Band D runs from £2,381.11 in Newtimber to £2,550.89 in Cuckfield, and 76% of it goes to the county council.
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Mid Sussex house prices: £430,711, £240k to £625k
The average Mid Sussex home sold for £430,711 in May 2026, up 0.4% in a year. Median sold prices for all 25 wards, and why one of them looks far cheaper than it is.
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Mid Sussex trains to London: 43 mins, £5,012 a year
Haywards Heath reaches London Victoria in 43 minutes and London Bridge in 44. Annual seasons run from £3,468 at East Grinstead to £6,708, and the route you pick decides it.
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Things to do in Mid Sussex: free museum, £6.56 Tudor house
East Grinstead Museum is free, the 15th-century Priest House is £6.56 until 1 September, and the Bluebell Railway is diesel-only right now. What is open, and what it costs.
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Mid Sussex planning: 24,071 homes, up from 19,620
The inspector has pushed the Mid Sussex housing requirement to 24,071 homes and added 35 sites. The consultation on all of it closes at 23:59 on 7 September 2026.
Bins
Mid Sussex Christmas Bin Collections 2026: Dates Due Soon
No Mid Sussex bins on Christmas Day, Boxing Day or New Year's Day. The 2026 dates are not out yet; last year's table and the 24 tree drop-off sites are here.
Schools
Mid Sussex School Term Dates 2026/27, With INSET Days
October half term is 26 to 30 October, Christmas break from 21 December. The West Sussex dates plus the INSET days five Mid Sussex secondaries have set.
Trains
Mid Sussex Christmas Trains and Buses 2026: What We Know
No trains on Christmas Day and almost none on Boxing Day. Last year's Thameslink pattern, Metrobus holiday service, and the Gatwick closure on 10 January.
Bins
Mid Sussex Tip Opening Times: Burgess Hill, East Grinstead
Burgess Hill tip is closed on Thursdays until 31 March; both Mid Sussex tips open 9am to 4pm by booked slot. East Grinstead shuts Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
Half term
Mid Sussex October Half Term 2026: Dates and What's On
Half term is 26 to 30 October 2026. Free council play days in Burgess Hill, East Grinstead and Haywards Heath, plus Wakehurst and Borde Hill trails and prices.